Thursday, September 22, 2011

When it comes to dinner menu monotony, we fall right into a category that could only be labeled boring. It's always the same handful of meals rotated one after the next, punctuated only with the occasional take-out or inspired recipe mixed in.

Are we in a food rut? Most definitely.

But now Hellmann's is on a mission to help break us (and you!) out of our dinner menu repetitiveness with the kickoff of the Hellman's Chicken Challenge. A series of head-to-head chicken dish challenges that will help moms diversify their weekly recipe repertoire, we're all able to participate by voting for our favorite chicken recipes and entering their sweepstakes for a chance to win great prizes.

How does it work? In an effort to help you spice-up your dinner routine, Hellman's and Best Foods mayonnaise are presenting two chicken dish "challenger" recipes on Hellmanns.com. Everything from Chipotle Lime Crusted Chicken to Baked Buffalo Chicken will go up against one of the most popular recipes on Hellman.com, the much-loved Parmesan Crusted Chicken.

Can anything beat this amazing classic?

As Hellman's transforms chicken into a juicer, crispier, more delicious meal, you're sure to find dishes the whole family will love in their wide variety of recipes. To participate, simply try one of the featured Hellmann's chicken recipes each week and then cast your vote for your favorite to help pick the winner!

Each recipe is laid out with step-by-step instructions, mouth-watering photos and even a handy video showing how the meal is made. You can't go wrong!

Plus, right on Hellmanns.com, you can enter into a weekly sweepstakes for a chance to win one of four $250 grocery gift cards... or, if more than 10,000 entries are received that week, the value of the grocery gift cards will double to $500. That could sure buy a whole lot of groceries... so go cast your vote and then enjoy your tasty meal!

So what are you waiting for? It's time to add some new recipes to your weekly menu while having fun participating in the Hellman's Chicken Challenge and hopefully winning a bonus prize at the same time.

Plus, thanks to the generosity of Hellmann's, one person will be on their way to picking up some groceries of their own, because...

One lucky person will win a $25 Visa prepaid gift card from Hellmann's!

To enter to win: Tell me your current favorite meal that involves Hellmann's mayonnaise. Or, if you don't have one, visit the contest and tell me which of the recipes involved in the Hellmann's Chicken Challenge you would like to try first.

Extra Entries (available after the mandatory entry above is completed; please leave a separate comment for each entry in order for them to be counted).

1 Extra Entry (per method) if you follow Hellmann's on Twitter and/or Like them on Facebook.1 Extra Entry (per giveaway entered) - Enter any (or all) of the giveaways running on Thanks, Mail Carrier for the duration of this giveaway.1 Extra Entry if you follow me on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway by copying and pasting the tweet below and leaving me the link. Tweet daily for an extra entry every day!

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Giveaway will end on October 13th at 11:59pm CST. Do me the favor of leaving an email address or making absolutely sure it is visible in your profile, I have to have a way to contact the winner. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to contact me or respond to notification or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

A big thank you to Hellmann's for providing a Visa gift card for me as well as a $25 Visa gift card for one lucky giveaway winner. The opinions shared are my own and honest and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.